Hva som skjer i Kyoto, Japan gjennom året

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) i Japan

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: New Year temple bells (31. des – 3. jan)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine

• Festival

  Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine

  2.–4. febReligiøs høytidMye folk

  The largest of Kyoto's Setsubun rites: around 800 stalls line the approach on 2 and 3 February, the demon-chasing ceremony runs at six on the 2nd and old amulets burn on a three-storey bonfire at eleven that night. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Plum blossom

  5. feb – 10. mar · vanligvisKirsebærblomstring

  Kitano Tenmangu's grove opens before the crowds arrive for cherry season, and the shrine holds an outdoor tea ceremony on 25 February. Kilde ↗

Travelt — mellom toppene, Cherry blossom

• Natur

  Cherry blossom

  25. mar – 10. apr · vanligvisMye folkBestill tidlig

  Usually peaks in the first week of April. The Philosopher's Path and Maruyama Park are impassable, and worth it anyway. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Plum blossom (5. feb – 10. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Cherry blossom

• Helligdag

  Golden Week

  29. apr – 5. maiMye folkBestill tidlig

  Four national holidays in a row and the whole country travelling. Kyoto takes more of it than anywhere, and rooms are gone months ahead. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cherry blossom (25. mar – 10. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Golden Week

• Festival

  Aoi Matsuri

  15. maiReligiøs høytidMye folk

  A Heian-costume procession walks from the Imperial Palace to the Kamo shrines on 15 May. Paid seating on the palace lawn saves an hour of standing. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Golden Week (29. apr – 5. mai)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Tsuyu rain season

  5. jun – 20. jul · vanligvisMonsun

  The rain front usually reaches Kyoto in the second week of June and sits for a month. The moss gardens are the reason to accept it, and the temples are close to empty.

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Gion Matsuri

• Festival

  Gion Matsuri

  1.–31. julReligiøs høytidMye folkBestill tidlig

  A month of rituals with the float processions on 17 and 24 July and the street evenings before each. The old centre closes to traffic and the heat does not let up after dark. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tsuyu rain season (5. jun – 20. jul (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Obon, Gozan no Okuribi

• Fare

  Typhoon season

  1. aug – 30. sep · vanligvisStengninger

  Late summer is when a system tracking up the archipelago stops the trains for a day. It rarely ruins a week, but it will decide which day you take the shinkansen. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Obon

  13.–16. augNasjonaldagMye folkStengninger

  The country's other great travel week. Family businesses close, trains and hotels are full, and the temples are working rather than sightseeing. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Gozan no Okuribi

  16. augLys og ildMye folk

  Five giant characters are lit on the hills on the evening of 16 August to send the ancestors home. The riverbanks and the rooftop bars fill hours beforehand. Kilde ↗

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Typhoon season (1. aug – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Jidai Matsuri

• Festival

  Jidai Matsuri

  22. oktReligiøs høytidMye folk

  Two thousand people in costume walk a thousand years of Kyoto history from the palace to Heian Shrine on 22 October, oldest period last. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Autumn colour

• Natur

  Autumn colour

  10. nov – 5. des · vanligvisKirsebærblomstringMye folkBestill tidlig

  The maples usually peak in the second half of November and the city is as full as it is in cherry season. Night openings at Kiyomizu-dera and Eikando need timed tickets.

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Autumn colour

• Festival

  New Year temple bells

  31. des – 3. janJul og nyttårStengninger

  Temples ring in the new year at midnight on the 31st and Yasaka Shrine stays open all night. Almost everything else closes for the first three days of January. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Autumn colour (10. nov – 5. des (vanligvis))